Experience

New Mexico Tech

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Professor

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  ★ Leading construction of data reduction pipeline for a near-IR instrument at MROI (in Python) ★ Current work is in high resolution imaging (optical-IR) of red supergiants toward understanding the role of convection in mass-loss; high resolution imaging (optical-IR) of symbiotic stars towards understanding the mass-exchange mechansims; development of new and faster techniques for imaging under data sparse conditions. ★ Research mentoring (1 masters student graduated, 3 PhD students in progress, 12 undergrads in past two years) ★ Course preparation, teaching, and associated work (Intro Physics, Computational Physics, Stellar Astrophysics so far) ★ Proposal preparation (currently ~250k of funding and many nights of telescope time) ★Academic advising ★ Outreach and service work (hiring committees, department committees, university task forces...) Show less



Georgia Tech Research Institute

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Scientist II

  • Sep 2019 - Jun 2020

  Worked in the Electro-optics Systems Innovation Division with the Electro-optics Systems Laboratory. Applied a background in physics and astronomy to solve diverse problems and forward lab goals in existing and new subject areas. Duties included research, mentoring, proposal writing, and customer interaction. Worked in the Electro-optics Systems Innovation Division with the Electro-optics Systems Laboratory. Applied a background in physics and astronomy to solve diverse problems and forward lab goals in existing and new subject areas. Duties included research, mentoring, proposal writing, and customer interaction.



Georgia State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research And Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - Jun 2019

  •Teaching assistant for survey astronomy lab courses (4-6 classroom hours/week, approximately 60 students/semester): 2012-2016 -Skills: Presenting and lesson planning• Conducted research in higher multiplicity binary star systems and high angular resolution imaging using optical interferometry. Ask me more about this work! -Skills: Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods, Bayesian statistics, Gaussian process kernels, optimization,χ2 fitting, data reduction and cleaning, tomography, model validiation/testing, image analysis, interpolation/extrapolation, scripting, bash automation Show less

• Lecturer

  • Jan 2017 - May 2017

  I took an opportunity to teach the second semester of a general education introductory astronomy course. I taught 40 students. Skills: Presenting and lesson planning.



Catholic University of America

• United States
• Higher Education

• Graduate Student Fellow

  • Aug 2009 - May 2012

  • Conducted research at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) on s-process enrichment in supergiants using visual and near-IR spectroscopy and model atmospheres and synthetic spectra produced with the ATLAS12 and SYNTHE codes. • Conducted research at GSFC on symbiotic stars using spectra from the Spitzer Space Telescope. • Studied for a master's degree in Physics at the Catholic University of America. • Conducted research at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) on s-process enrichment in supergiants using visual and near-IR spectroscopy and model atmospheres and synthetic spectra produced with the ATLAS12 and SYNTHE codes. • Conducted research at GSFC on symbiotic stars using spectra from the Spitzer Space Telescope. • Studied for a master's degree in Physics at the Catholic University of America.



NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

• United States
• Defense & Space
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Conducted research on s-process abundances in supergiants using visual and near-IR spectra and model atmospheres and synthetic spectra produced with the ATLAS12 and SYNTHE codes. Conducted research on s-process abundances in supergiants using visual and near-IR spectra and model atmospheres and synthetic spectra produced with the ATLAS12 and SYNTHE codes.



National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Sep 2005 - May 2008

  •Performed data reduction of experiments studying rare isotopes. •Assisted in setting up and running experiments. •Produced documentation on calibrations for the Segmented Germanium Array. •Performed data reduction of experiments studying rare isotopes. •Assisted in setting up and running experiments. •Produced documentation on calibrations for the Segmented Germanium Array.